Diary April 14, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, April 14, 1942: Sea War Atlantic: US destroyer Roper sinks U-boat U-85 off Cape Hatteras – first major success for US anti-submarine forces. Mediterranean: Lt.-Cdr. […]
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Diary April 14, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, April 14, 1917: Western Front Artois: Battle of Vimy Ridge and First Battle of the Scarpe 1917 end. 10 men of Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Diary April 13, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, April 13, 1942: Air War Pacific: ‘The Royce Raid’. Special squadron of 3 B-17 Fortress and 10 B-25 Mitchell bombers (1 lost) led by Brigade-General
Diary April 13, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, April 13, 1917: Western Front Artois: Canadians capture Vimy village and Petit Vimy. British 50th Divison attacks Wancourt Ridge, captures it by April 15.
Diary April 12, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 12, 1942: Air War Pacific: 12 Japanese raids on Corregidor and Manila Bay forts (Philippines). Germany: 178 RAF bombers attacking Essen and dropping 269t
Diary April 12, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, April 12, 1917: Home Fronts Britain: London meetings celebrate US entry into war, US Ambassador says aim ‘to save the earth as a place
Diary April 11, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, April 11, 1942: Home Fronts India: British Government’s constitutional proposals withdrawn, following their outright rejection by Congress Party. Stafford Cripps broadcasts to Indian people. Bulgaria:
Diary April 11, 1917
World War One Diary for Wednesday, April 11, 1917: Western Front Artois: British 3rd Cavalry Division with 2 divisions of Third Army, with 11 tanks, capture Monchy-Ie-Preux and Wancourt, but
Diary April 10, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Friday, April 10, 1942: Occupied Territories Norway: Bishop Berggrav sent to Bredvedt Concentration Camp, near Oslo (Quisling threatens him with execution). Pacific East Indies: Japanese land
Diary April 10, 1917
World War One Diary for Tuesday, April 10, 1917: Western Front Artois: Canadian troops (7,707 casualties on April 9-10) clear Vimy Ridge with fall of tough Hill 145. German reserves
Diary April 9, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 9, 1942: Sea War Indian Ocean: Japanese Carrier Force raids Trincomalee naval base (Ceylon); dive-bombers sink British carrier Hermes, Australian destroyer Vampire, a corvette
Diary April 9, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, April 9, 1917: Western Front Easter Monday; Artois: BATTLES OF ARRAS (until May 16) begin at 0530 hours in bitter cold and sleet on
Diary April 8, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 8, 1942: Air War China: First experimental flight by US transport plane over ‘The Hump‘ – mountain barrier between India and China (regular service
Diary April 8, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, April 8, 1917: Secret War Germany: Lenin with 19 to 20 Bolsheviks begin ‘sealed train’ journey from Switzerland to Petrograd (until April 16) via
Diary April 7, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, April 7, 1942: Government-in-Exile Holland: Admiral Helfrich appointed C-in-C of all Dutch forces in Far East and Southwest Pacific. Politics Turkey: Exchange of wounded British
Diary April 7, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, April 7, 1917: Air War Western Front: Second Lieutenant Ball returns (to 56 Squadron) after teaching pilots in England. Richthofen’s 5 Albatros DIIIs shoots
Diary April 6, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, April 6, 1942: Sea War Indian Ocean: Three squadrons of Japanese cruisers and destroyers ravage Allied shipping in Bay of Bengal – sinking 16 vessels.
Diary April 6, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, April 6, 1917: Politics USA DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY at 1300 hours, (House so votes 373 to 50) and seizes 87 German ships in
Diary April 5, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, April 5, 1942: Sea War INDIAN OCEAN: JAPANESE CARRIER STRIKE ON COLOMBO, CEYLON. 91 bombers and dive-bombers cripple AMC Hector and destroyer Tenedos in harbour,
Diary April 5, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, April 5, 1917: Air War Western Front: Royal Flying Corps at Arras bombing starts with attacks against kite balloons (only 5 destroyed until April
